Reinforced tie-plate



W. 6. WILSON.

REINFORCED \TIE PLATE. APPLICATION mm APR. 15. ms. nzuzww JULY 29,1919.1,315,893.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

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UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. WILSON, or wns'r new BRIGHTON, NEWYORK, ASSIGNOR or own-HALFro NESTER L. JONES, or MARINEIis HARBOR, new YORK.

REINFORCED TIE-PLATE.

Application filed April 15, 1918, Serial .NO. 228,721.

2 0 all NJ/LOW). it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM G. WILSON, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at lVcst New Brighton,in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented new anduseful Improvements in lsleinforced Tie-Pl.at'es, of which the followinga specification.

This invention relates to reinforced tie plates for railroad rails andhas for its principal objects the provision of a chair plate adapted tobridge adjacent supporting ties over which the rails are mounted so thatthe rails at the meeting ends thereof will be uniformly heldagainst/sagging; providing means for engaging the ail ends to hold thesame positively against lateral creeping and also against upwardvertical movement, and further providing means whereby the structure canbe readily associated with or disconnected from the rails as occasiondemands.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improvedconstruction and novel arrangen'ient of parts which will hereinafter befully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, has been illustrated, a single andpreferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that nolimitations are necessarily made to the precise structural detailstherein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modificationswithin the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

Figure 1, is a perspective View of the reinforcing tie plate.

Fig. 2, is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3, is a vertical section on line 3--3, of Fig. 1.

The device comprises a continuous metal casting, the same beingpreferably formed of pressed steel and it includes a horizontalcontinuous base plate 5, of a length to bridge at least two of theadjacent ties shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At the ends, the said plate isprovided with lateral extensions 7 and 8, which are provided withsuitable passages so as to accon'nnodate fastening spikes 9, orequivalent fastenings. In this manner the chair is held against lateralcreeping.

Along one side and extending onto the portions 8, the base plate 5, isprovided with.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Fig. 1.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

Renewed July 29, 1919. Serial No. 314,160.

a fish plate section which consists of a vertical branch 10, whichextends against the base of the rail ends, and from this branch saidsection is provided with an angular portion 11, whichoverlies the baseflanges of the rails and then from this latter portion rises a verticalbranch 12, which is adapted to be brought in close contact with theouter faces of the webs of the rail ends. Said vertical branch isprovided with a ball contacting and supporting shoulder 13. In order toabsolutely reinforce the vertical branch 12, and always assure a perfectcontact of the same against the rail ends, use is made of ribs 14, whichextend from the vertical branches and adjoining aortions of the plateonto the flanges 8, as clearly illustrated in V In addition theretointermediate ribs 15, are employed, the same extending from the verticalbranches 12 and onto the angular portions 11.

At the opposite side, I employ a fish plate ]6,which is substantially,of the same identical formation as the branch 12, the latter beingintegral with the base plate 5, as previously set forth. Through thelast men tioned plate and the vertical branch 12, of the plate 5, areextended clamping bolts 17, by means of which both of such parts may bebrought into effective clamping contact with the webs of said rail ends.At the side of the rail ends, I employ ribs or lugs 18, which are madeintegral with the base plate 5, and are adapted to come in directcontact with the opposite edges of the base flanges of the rail ends. Inthis manner, the lugs cooperate with the other instrumentalitiesdescribed so as to absolutely prevent the rails from creeping in alateral direction. The base plate is provided with passages 19, throughwhich clamping spikes 20, are adapted to pass in order that they may beoperative'ly extended into the ties and their heads 21, made to overlapand engage with the base flanges of the rails. In order to assist in theaction of the rail engagim spikes toward preventing longitudinalcreeping of the rails, I provide the plate 5, with an integral rib 22.This rib depends from the plate and is of a length whereby it may beproperly accommodated between adjacent ties and thereby come in contacttherewith.

It will be observed from the foregoing that in applying the device tothe rail ends, it may be slidably placed on one of the ends and thenslidably adjusted. on to the other end until the medial point of thechair is in vertical alinement with the meeting faces of said rail ends.The clampingbolts are then extended through the branch 12, and matingfish plate 16 and associated With the Webs of the respective rail ends.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A reinforced tie plate for railroad rails comprising a chair plateadapted to bridge adjacent ties, flanges extending from the ends of saidplate and adapted to be secured to the ties, the said plate having anintegral vertical fish plate section, a detachable section adjustablyconnected with said fish plate section accommodating the rail endstherebetween, and vertical lugs rising from certain of said flanges onthe side of the base plate adjacent said detachable section, said lugsbeing arranged to engage against the inner faces of the base flanges ofthe rail ends.

2. A reinforced tie plate for railr'oad rails comprising a chair plateadapted to bridge adjacent ties, flanges extending from the ends of saidplate and adapted to be secured to the ties, the said plate having anintegral vertical fish plate section, a detachable section adjustablyconnected with said fish plate section accommodating the rail endstherebetween, and vertial lugs rising from certain of said flanges onthe side of the base plate adjacent said detachable section, said lugsbeing arranged to engage against the inner faces of the base flanges ofthe rail ends, the said fish plate section having passages therein forthe reception of fastenings whereby such fastenings can be brought intoengagement With the base flanges of the rail ends.

3. A reinforced tie plate for railroad rails comprising a chair plateadapted to bridge adjacent ties, flanges extending from the ends of saidplate and adapted to be secured to the ties, the said plate having anintegral vertical fish plate section, a detachable section adjustably'connected with said being extended onto and connected with the adjacentflanges at the ends of the base plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM G. WILSON.

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